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How can nuclear power provide the same amount of power as biomass by using much less matter?
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Nuclear power is based on Einstein's law of relativity. E=MC² states that a small amount of mass is equivalent to a large amount of energy. The products from the nuclear reaction weigh less then the original atoms. The difference in weight is converted into energy.
One pound of 235U can generate over 2 million times more energy than 1 pound of coal!
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A state government is trying to decide between using biomass or nuclear power to generate electricity. What advantage does biomass have over nuclear power?
Biomass produces no radioactive waste.
Can small amount of matter change to immense quantities of energy in nuclear weapons?
Yes, that is what happens.
Which one is not conventional source of energy?
Any energy source that is obtained from animal or plant matter, excluding fossilised material, is considered biomass energy. So, anything that's not that, including oil, coal, gas, and nuclear energy.
What is organic matter that contains stored energy?
When we eat something you are taking in energy and?
Biomass
Was is the total amount of organic matter within a trophic level is called?
Biomass is the total amount of organic matter present in any trophic level.
What is the term defined as the amount of living material in The ecosystem?
biomass is the total amount of living matter in an ecosystem
Biomass is the total amount of an ecosystem?
Biomass is the total amount of dried matter in an ecosystem belonging to an individual species.
What does biomass measure?
the amount of matter in a body is found by drying it to remove all the water then weighing it. This amount of matter is called the biomass. Ecologists find measuring biomass useful as it tells them how much matter is locked up in each species of a food chain.
How can nulcear power provide the same amount of power as biomass by using much less matter?
This is possible because biomass is using chemical energy (fossil sunlight) while nuclear power is the transformation of mass into energy following Einsteins equation - Energy (in matter itself) = The mass of matter times the velocity of light squared --- E=MC2 As the velocity of light is a huge number the energy released in converting mass into energy is enormous.
What is the total amount of organic matter in a tropic level called?
biomass
Are biomass power stations just another word for nuclear power stations?
No, nothing to do with nuclear. Biomass means vegetable matter grown for burning, and comes under Renewable Energy as it can be regrown every season.
What the total amount of organic matter present in any trophic level?
Biomass pyramid
What is the amount of living matter in a habitat called?
The term used is biomass. Although recently dead and decomposed biomass is included. This can include coal and oil.
Is biomass organic?
Biomass is the 'weight' of biological matter. often measured in a biomass pyramid.
A state government is trying to decide between using biomass or nuclear power to generate electricity. What advantage does biomass have over nuclear power?
Biomass produces no radioactive waste.
Is biomass energy kinetic?
No, biomass is just an organic matter.
